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The First Writing Contest by "Speak Freely"

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======About the final voting meeting=======Final voting meeting will happen on 13th May OUTDOORSWe'll wait for everybody near the monument in front of main SUSU building starting from 19:00. At 19:15 we'll depart to the nearby park (Gagarin's park) where the actual reading and voting will happen.Expand text…

Think about bringing something that you could sit upon.===============================

It has never ever happened before!

While the spring is finally taking over nature, our heads and hearts, while the birds are singing their merry songs, and trees are starting to wear their flower dresses ... we suggest you not to bury your feelings and thoughts into the deep parts of your soul but express all your emotions (positive or negative), views (critical or favorable) and ideas (real or fantastical) on a piece of virtual paper.

================================The first writing contest by "Speak Freely" is open!================================

======= To take part in the contest: =======* Compose a short story (poem, essay or any type of a writing composition) in English limited to 700 words.* Choose a pen name (a pseudonym) and a key phrase (they will be used to identify you if you win)* Post your story, pen name and the key phrase using the online form here: http://sf.susu.ru/writing_contest.html until the deadline: 23:59 of 12/05/2010.* Come to the vote meeting (if you don't come, your composition still will be read but we will not be able to find out who you are due to the strong ANONYMITY, and therefore you won't get your prize nor the recognition that goes with it).

====== Principles of the contest: ======* Everybody who comes to the Final Meeting (on the 13th of May 2010) will vote. No experts. So, try to be understandable.* Your creation will be read to the public by another person (he/she will have some time to get acquainted with it before reading it aloud).* Only after the voting you can (but don't have to) tell which composition is yours.* According to the voting results the three authors who will poll the highest number of voices AND prove their identity by disclosing theirkey phrases will be announced as taking the first, second and third places, respectively.

====== What will you win: ======The First Place winner will get a unique T-shirt with his title of the Best Writer of "Speak Freely" (it is really cute!) and a diploma.The Second and Third place runners-up will get diplomas signed by the "Speak Freely" organizers and of course, public recognition.

======A couple important notes=====* Don't be shy! You will lose nothing by taking part. Whether you win or not, you still can stay ANONYMOUS, and nobody, not even we, will get to know which composition is yours. * Also you don't have to write perfect English to win a place. If your story is interesting or touching, it is more likely to win a prize than one which is written with perfect English but is otherwise not so interesting.

Are some friends of ours, who didn't send any work, allowed to come and just listen?I suppose they are welcomed, why not to sit and listen, of course without a right to vote. Moreover, anyone can come closer and listen to as far as we will go to the Park:)

We have received 16 compositions, 2 of them in the last hour before deadline. As I said, stories are going to be cosmetically edited, difficult pronunciation will be explained, and everything will be printed on paper and brought to the voting.